A massive payout of over $1 million has been awarded to two teens who sued their elite California Catholic school after being kicked out over a “blackface” selfie — when they were actually using skincare masks.
The students, referred to as A.H. and H.H. in their lawsuit viewed by the Los Angeles Times, said they took a selfie with the skin treatment on in solidarity with a friend who was suffering from severe acne.
The photo went viral on social media, prompting Saint Francis High School in Mountain View to expel A.H. and H.H.
St. Francis High School in California was just forced to pay 2 boys $500k each.
The woke school expelled the two teens for “wearing racist blackface” in a selfie.
Turns out, it was acne treatment. pic.twitter.com/LO1RPF5ALe
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 9, 2024
According to the lawsuit, school officials did not offer the boys a hearing and did not consider any evidence.
Each teen was awarded $500,000, and an additional tuition reimbursement of about $70,000.
“This case is significant not only for our clients but for its groundbreaking effect on all private high schools in California, which are now legally required to provide fair procedure to students before punishing or expelling them,” said Krista Baughman, a member of the students’ legal team.
“The jury rightly confirmed that Saint Francis High School’s procedures were unfair to our clients and that the school is not above the law.”
While the boys and their parents initially sought $20 million, A.H.’s family celebrated that the teens’ names will be “cleared” in a statement to the outlet.
“We want to sincerely thank the jury and the court system for helping our boys and our families find justice, which now paves the way for their names to be cleared for things they never did.”
Representatives for Saint Francis said they “respectfully disagree with the jury’s conclusion as to the lesser claim regarding the fairness of our disciplinary review process,” and that they are “exploring legal options” such as appealing the verdict.
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